Chapter 1 SS 2022

Question 1

What/who does the Executive Branch Contain?

Answer 1

Governor General, the Prime Minister, and the Cabinet.

Question 2

What does the executive branch do?

Answer 2

Propose laws, and give law’s the final “go”

Question 3

Who is the current prime minister and what party is he in?

Answer 3

Justin Trudeau, Liberal Party of Canada

Question 4

How many prime minister have there been

Answer 4

23

Question 5

What are trudeau’s Priorities?

Answer 5

1. Dealing with climate change
2. For canada to have a better healthcare system
3. reconciliation with indigenous peoples
4. Making life more affordable
5. finding better paying jobs for people.

Question 6

Who is the current governor general?

Answer 6

Mary Simon

Question 7

Where does she live and work?

Answer 7

Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Ontario

Question 8

What is significant about Mary Simon?

Answer 8

She is the first aboriginal woman to ever hold this role

Question 9

What are her roles and responsibilities? (?/5)

Answer 9

Represents Canada, within the country and abroad.
Signs treaties and Bills (acts in place of the king)
Commander and chief of Canada’s military
Assembles and Dissolves parliament
Give Royal assent to Bills

Question 10

How many Cabinet Members are there

Answer 10

39 (including the prime minister)

Question 11

What party are the cabinet members a part of?

Answer 11

What ever party is in power (in this case, liberal)

Question 12

Who is:

The Minister of Justice?
The minister of Finance?
The Minister of National defence?

Answer 12

The Minister of Justice? The Honourable David Lametti
The minister of Finance? The Honourable Chrystia Freeland
The Minister of National defence? The Honourable Anita Anand

Question 13

Who Represent the HoC

Answer 13

MP’s / MLA’s

Question 14

How many MP’s are there?

Answer 14

337

Question 15

What are the MP numbers by political Party?

Answer 15

Conservatives 118
Liberals 158
NDP 25
Bloc 32
Green 2
Independent 2
Vacant 1

Question 16

What are Mp’s Roles?

Answer 16

Debate, study, & vote on laws

Question 17

How many albertian Mp’s

Answer 17

34

Question 18

Which MP Parties are in Alberta

Answer 18

Conservative, Liberal, GPC, NDP

Question 19

How many mp’s in Ontario & Quebec?

Answer 19

Ontario? 121
Quebec? 78

Question 20

Who is the speaker for the HoC

Answer 20

Anthony Rota

Question 21

What is the Official Opposition?

Answer 21

The second most favoured party (the second most number of seats)

Question 22

who is the leader of the official opposition?

Answer 22

Pierre poilievre

Question 23

What party is the official opposition

Answer 23

Conservative

Question 24

who represents the senate?

Answer 24

Senators

Question 25

How Many senators are there?

Answer 25

105

Question 26

How many senators in AB

Answer 26

4

Question 27

Which party has the most Senators

Answer 27

he Independent Senators group (39 people) This means they choose not to be part of an official political party.

Question 28

What are the roles and responsibilities for the Senate?

Answer 28

Debate, Study, vote on laws, and provide sober second thought, They can reject any and all bills that they want

Question 29

Who appoints the Senators

Answer 29

The current PM

Question 30

Who do the senators represent?

Answer 30

They represent the minorities in Canada: First Nations, Franchophones, etc

Question 31

Who represents the Judicial branch

Answer 31

Canada’s Supreme Court

Question 32

Who is the Chief Justice

Answer 32

Richard Wagner

Question 33

What are their Roles and responsibilities?

Answer 33

*Has final word on all legal questions. *Makes sure Canada's rights are respected *To make sure they are educated on the topic to ensure the right decision is made